Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company's Mastering SLOPE/W: Dynamic Stability with the Newmark Method begins on Mar 29th 2023
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2.1. Normal and Shear Stress

Stress Tensor σij = stress tensor i,j = 1,2,3 i = j  → normal stress (σ) i  ≠ j → shear stress (τ) Given that: σij = σji  The solution of many problems in soil mechanics is facilitated...

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Final design of HS2 Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal revealed

High Speed 2 (HS2) revealed the final designs of Chiltern Tunnel’s North Portal on Tuesday, March 21st. The North Portal is the last of seven key structures in the tunnel’s design, which will be v...

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Greece’s Navagio Beach to remain closed for the summer due to landslide risk

It was announced earlier this month that the popular Navagio Beach in Greece will remain closed this summer. Furthermore, Greece’s National Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO) c...

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Join GeoWorld's 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory today!

GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...

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Rocscience | RSPile’s Enhanced Interaction Diagrams & Structural Capacity Ratio

RSPile is continuously and rapidly developing, becoming an everyday tool for piling and geotechnical engineers. With three main modes of analysis: pile load-carrying mode, individual pile analysis (...

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Dedham City Center: Pile Driving

For the 200,000-square-foot City Center project, full control and full visibility of the vibration data was required, with the ability to remotely configure and distribute the reporting at any given...

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Helical Pile vs Driven Concrete Pile Foundation: Golf Coast New Construction Residence Project

Situated on the sandy shores of the Gulf Coast, this new construction residence required a foundation that was more reliable than a concrete foundation could provide. This high-end home was construct...

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North System Renewal Project

The east phase of Denver’s multi-year, North System Renewal Project called for the installation of more than a mile of new, 60-inch pipeline straight through several residential neighborhoods of Whea...

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Water is Power is Water

Article written by Kord Wissmann, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, President, Geopier, a division of CMC, for Geopier's Quarterly Newsletter.  I’m increasingly aware that water is power. And power is wa...

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GeoWorld reaches 30,000+ members!

GeoWorld, the largest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now reached 30,000+ active members listed from the worldwide community! GeoWorld was...

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Vibration monitoring

Vibrations In simple words, a vibration is a rapid back and forth motion. Construction activities causes vibrations which generate different body and surface waves. These waves travel through the...

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Geotechnical Engineering Practice in the Mycenaen Civilization (1600-1100 BC)

by Dimitrios Zekkos, John Manousakis, Adda G. Athanasopoulos Reference: Zekkos, D., Manousakis, J., Athanasopoulos, A. (2005), “Geotechnical engineering practice in the Mycenaean Civilization (1600...

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Buchanan Lecture 2021: video available

The following material has been provided by ASCE President and Distinguished Professor and Buchanan Chair Holder Jean-Louis Briaud of Texas A&M University. The 2021 Buchanan Lecture, held on Nove...

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New ISSMGE TC304 Course on “Probability Analysis in Civil Engineering” by Dr. Jie Zhang

Professor Jie Zhang of Tongji University (China) is delivering a course on Probability Analysis in Civil Engineering under the auspices of the Virtual University of the International Society of Soil...

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In Memoriam: Distinguished Professor Paul G. Marinos (1944-2021)

The following obituary was prepared and presented by the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG). May the earth be light to you, rest in peace Prof. Paul Mari...

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2022 Geotechnical Business Directory

This unique annual business directory includes 26,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizations in the geotechnical engineering profession. Powered by GeoWorld, the professional network fo...

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Practical Soil Dynamics

The objective of this book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by...

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Practical Guide to Green Technology for Ground Engineering

Over the last 50 years there has been rapid development of construction techniques, analytical methods and materials for use in ground engineering. One of the major techniques which has been developed...